Principal AI Architect: Enterprise-Scale AI & Flexible Work

NTT DATA, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a Principal AI Architect to lead enterprise-scale AI architectures, translating business problems into scalable designs across models, data, integration, security, governance, cloud and operations.

You will mentor AI Solution Architects, collaborate with AI Consulting, Solution Architects, and delivery teams, and shape differentiated narratives. The role demands senior advisory presence with proven leadership across multi-tower technology programs.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, technology consulting, systems integration, software engineering, data architecture, or related roles.
• 5+ years of experience designing or delivering AI, data science, machine learning, advanced analytics, or intelligent automation solutions.
• 2+ years of hands‑on or architecture experience with GenAI, LLMs, RAG, AI agents, orchestration frameworks, or enterprise AI platforms.
• Deep understanding of AI architecture considerations, including data readiness, model selection, security, responsible AI, governance, integration, scalability, observability, and operations.
• Experience leading architecture for complex client pursuits, large transformation programs, or multi‑tower technology solutions.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture for complex, strategic, or high-value AI pursuits from discovery through proposal, negotiation, and win.
• Act as a senior technical advisor to client executives, CTO/CIO stakeholders, and internal pursuit teams.
• Translate business problems into enterprise-grade AI solution designs, including AI, data, model, agent, integration, security, governance, and operating model considerations.
• Shape solution strategy across NTT DATA capabilities, including consulting, applications, data, cloud, BPO, managed services, and partner technologies.
• Create reusable architecture patterns, technical points of view, accelerators, and differentiated solution narratives.
• Conduct technical solution reviews, challenge assumptions, and reduce delivery risk before deals are committed.
• Guide proof-of-concept and MVP design to ensure prototypes can scale into production programs.
• Mentor AI Solution Architects and support capability-building across the global AI architecture community.
• Surface architecture gaps, delivery risks, and emerging technology needs to AI GTM leadership.]
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Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solution architecture

Technology consulting

Systems integration

Data architecture

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

OpenAI

Anthropic

Mistral

Databricks

Snowflake

Kubernetes

MLOps/LLMOps

Job description

NTT DATA is seeking a Principal AI Architect to lead enterprise-scale AI architectures, translating business problems into scalable designs across models, data, integration, security, governance, cloud and operations.

You will mentor AI Solution Architects, collaborate with AI Consulting, Solution Architects, and delivery teams, and shape differentiated narratives. The role demands senior advisory presence with proven leadership across multi-tower technology programs.